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- I was born and raised in Flint, Michigan, the Vehicle City. I grew up in an environment chock-full of working-class joie de vivre. Flint was a magical place to grow up, with its myriad factories, vibrant Cultural Center, and being steeped in car-culture. Growing up in Flint undoubtedly shaped my tendency to gravitate toward urban scenes.
![Pulp Fiction has to be one my favorite movies of all-time. It’s not for everybody, and I certainly don’t recommend it for family viewing, as it has an MPAA rating […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210522_164225-1981-Oldsmobile-Delta-88-Royale-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale – Royale With Cheese")
![Oldsmobiles used to be everywhere. Lately, it has become difficult to spot even a later model Alero out in traffic. Demand for personal luxury coupes like this Toronado declined sharply […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/004-1977-Oldsmobile-Toronado-Brougham-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham – An Acrostic Poem")
![(first posted 6/6/2015) This ’77 Cutlass Supreme, photographed in the parking lot of Flint Central High School, is almost like one of my Cars Of A Lifetime in that many […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/403-1977-Olds-Cutlass-Supreme-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme – School’s Out")
![Earlier this week, I had mentioned how living frugally and our general conservation of funds might have allowed for my family to take an extended road trip. When I was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1990-Summer-1974-AMC-Javelin-full-color-rotated-USE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: 1973 AMC Javelin AMX, Niagara Falls and Me")
![I was a senior in high school when I was given my own car, which was a used, bright red 1984 Ford Tempo GL . The Tempo had served duty […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/007-1988-Plymouth-Reliant-America-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1988 Plymouth Reliant America – Mom And Dad, Please Don’t")
![(first posted 5/25/2015) “Don’t overthink it.” This is an admonishment I’m used to. It can be a real buzzkill to have someone explain to you, in scientific, psychological terms, why […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/034-1968-Cadillac-Eldorado-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1967 Cadillac Eldorado – More Art, Less Science")
![I have been a fan of Duran Duran since elementary school in the 1980s. This was not the same kind of fandom I’d observe from the girls in my classroom […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_8308-2008-Pontiac-Solstice-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Jukebox: 2008 Pontiac Solstice – Taste The Summer")
![I love birds. There’s something about hearing their songs in the morning during this time of year that makes me thankful to live in this forest-like neighborhood on Chicago’s north […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/078-1990-Pontiac-Sunbird-LE-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Pontiac Sunbird LE – Ornithology 101")
![(first posted 5/16/2015) Last week, Paul Niedermeyer posted a feature on an orange ’75 Corvette which had taken a pretty nasty hit to its front clip (CC Outtake: 1975 Corvette […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/084-1974-Chevrolet-Corvette-Stingray-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1974 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – American Apparel")
![I was in middle school and had finally been promoted to having my own bedroom when I went through a period of a couple of years when I would fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/090-2004-Pontiac-GTO-CC-redo.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Jukebox: 2004 Pontiac GTO – Electric Blue")
![Imagine that you have endured an entire Midwestern winter, especially the often brutally windy and cold kind that we have in Chicago, and have done so with a smile on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_4182-1995-Volkswagen-Cabrio-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio – Dang It")
![I made peace a long time ago with having a first and last name which could be interchangeable. While I have never regularly gone by “Joseph” for most of my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/007-1989-Chrysler-TC-by-Maserati-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1989 Chrysler’s TC By Maserati – Get My Name Straight")
![One thing I have missed during the regular wearing of a face mask outside of my home is the ability to smile at people. So much can be said in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IMG_2166-1975-Triumph-TR6-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In-Motion Classic: 1975 Triumph TR6 – The Small Victories")
![(first posted 4/13/2015) Westbound afternoon rush hour traffic on Jackson Blvd. in the Loop can move very slowly. The glacial pace of traffic enabled me to catch up to this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/009-1969-Buick-Riviera-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "In Motion Classic: 1969 Buick Riviera – Rivvy In The City")
![One thing I remember fondly from my early college years was watching The Price Is Right around lunch time in the TV room with the other residents of my dorm […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/020-1995-Ford-Escort-LX-CC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1995 Ford Escort LX – As Exciting As Toothpaste")
